Hose clamp



Mg. 6, 1935. -G. B GOFF ET AL HOSE CLAMP Original Filed Oct. 22, 193] 6 %INVENTORS. 1 .448. I

A TTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 6, 1935 omrzso PATENT City, Okla.

" r' [5 I 1 B.Gofi and Finas J. Finch,-klahoma ltefilelld'or abandoned application Serial No. 550,2?8, October -22, .This application JllnElIL-MBS, SerialNo. 25,965

"2 Claims. (Chenour mvention relates to Zhose clamps f'or re- :stricting 'or entirely stopping th'e flow of water 'or other liquid through-a hose, and more --pariggularlly :to such a clamp ior \1158 on theiusual Jim I Se 7 I .I

5 Th'e objects f our l mvention are tofipr'ovide a device of this class which is new, novel,=practicalandof utility; which may bemasilyland quickly operated regardless of ike liquid pressure being carried within a horse; which will be positive in motion; will self-locking when in its "clamping position; the handle of which will be in a substantially iprone position "when the device is sin "its clamping position; which will be .so de- 0 isigned that when operated the ooperating ifOlCG will be exerted rdovmwardly, thus :permitting a :person-t'o use shis lentlre weight of desired; the operation of which will require ilBSS Eforce as :the lhandle approaches :its "locked position, thus :givingsthe effect of more power to the operator as the :pressure the time "increases due 'to the istifling effect of :the operation Of the :clamp; the hose trough of which will lbe self-centering and ;will be 'close to :the ground thus increasing the 'ease with which the mose may the placed in the trodg'hywhich :may :be. used to entirely 'stop the flow of za liquid through a hose, or merely used .ito restrict'such flow; which will'be light intweight and easily ltransported manually;;-,zwhich will be 0 compact and easily amounted ar-transportation sonefire *fig'hting equipment'without requiring much t spacey which cannot :be forced to :travel ealong 4 out in the claims hereto appended, and illustrated in the accompanying one-sheet drawing, of which:

Figure 1 is a side View of the device in its 50 closed or clamping position;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the device in its open position; and,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken 55 along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

i Like characters of reference designate like parts in all the figures. I

It is understood that various changes in "the form, proportion, size, :shape, weight and other details of construction, within the scope of our *5 invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or :broad principle of our invention and without sacrificing any of the advantages thereof; and it is also understood that the drawing is "to be interpreted as being illus- 10 trative and not restrictive.

The present application is a substitute for application Serial No. 570,278, :filed Oct. '22, .1931.

One practical embodimentaof theinvention as illustrated in the drawing comprises:

An elongated narrow base 1|, its lower, edge 2 adapted to rest upon :the ground or other flat :surface, and (having an :outstanding :plate 3 adja- 'cent one of its ends, the :lower edge of which inaplane with the lower zedge of said base Land which acts as a means for preventing tilting of the base 'I. The other end'of ssaid=base I isprovided with an arcuate plate or hose trough 4, which extends outwardly :from each side of said base I and beneath itsouter edges-are provided 5 legs 5, which act as a means for preventing tiltingof the base. intermediate its-ends the base .is provided with a handle .6. Adjacent said plate 4 said base I is :rigidly :provided with a pair of parallel upstanding side plates or-brackets -l .and 30 -8, which are rattached to the base by a plurality slightly longerthanrsaid-base iAn axle, I2 ex:

tends through said plates I and B at a point slightly above the base I and journals one end of a tongue I3, the other end of which is provided with an arcuate shoe I4, the radius of which is equal to the radius of the trough in said plate 4. 40 Said tongue I3 is located so as to cause said shoe I4 to fall within the arcuate groove of said plate 4. A flat spring I5 is firmly attached to the upper surface of said base I by a stud bolt or the like I6, and bears against the nether surface of said tongue I3 and acts as a means of normally holding said tongue out of contact with said plate 4. The pivoted end of said lever arm I I is bifurcated and beneath the tines thereof is provided a roller II journaled on a shaft I8. If so desired a rigid shoe may be provided in place of said roller I1, however, it is thought a roller is preferable as it prevents considerable friction between the handle I I and the upper surface of the tongue l3.

In operation the shaft I0 acts as a fulcrum for the lever arm I I. When the lever arm is substantially at right angles to the base I said tongue I3 is allowed to remain at the upper end of its throw, but as the lever arm I I is manually forced downwardly toward said base I, the roller I'I forces the tongue I3 downwardly toward the plate 4, and in so doing rolls along the upper surface of the tongue. A usual .hose I 9 will be placed upon said plate 4 and when it is desired to restrict the flow of a fluid through the hose, the free arm of the lever arm II will be forced downwardly to ward said base I, thus closing the flow hole of the hose as is best shown in Fig. 1. It may be seen that when the free end of said lever arm H is at the lower end of its throw the axis of said wheel I I will be beyond dead center with respect to the shaft It! and will consequently lock or hold the lever arm in its lowered position.

As a means for positioning the free end of said lever arm II at a desired point above the base I in order to only partially close. the flow hole in the hose I9, we provide upon said plate 3 a pair of upstanding parallel brackets 28 between which is journaled a latch 2! on a pin 22. Said latch 2! at its upstanding portion is provided with a plurality of notches 23 which are adapted to be selectively engagedin a groove 24 in the adjacent side of said lever arm II. The lower end of said latch 2! is provided with a perpendicular lever 25 beneath which is a flat spring 26 fastened to the plate 3 and bearing against the nether surface of said lever 25. It maybe seen that by engaging the-lever arm I I with desired ones of said notches 23, the lever arm may be held in spaced relation to the base I. When it is desired to release the pressure on hose I9, downward pressure on lever 25 will disengage said latch 2| with said lever arm II, and the lever arm will be free to spring to a position substantially perpendicular to said base I. This position is best illustrated in Fig. 2.

It is'to be understood that all axles, shafts, bolts, and plates, as well as the trough and shoe may be made removable so that they may be easily and quickly removed, and we contemplate such structure. 7

From the foregoing description, it may be seen that these applicants have provided a hose clamp which will accomplish all of the purposes hereinabove set forth;

Obviously, the invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other than that which is illus' trated in the accompanying drawing and described herein, and applicable, for uses and purposes other than as detailed, and we therefore consider 7 as our own all such modifications and adaptations and other uses of the form of the device herein described as fairly fall within the scope of our invention.

Having thus described our invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

l. A hose clamp embodying a base, a smooth surfaced arcuate hose trough carried by the upper surface of one end of said base, a pair of parallel upstanding plates rigidly attached at their lower ends to said base adjacent said trough, a tongue having one end pivotally mounted between said plates above said base, an arcuate shoe carried by the free end of said tongue and adapted to seat within said trough, a lever arm carried by said plates for forcing said shoe into said trough, and

. means carried by said base for positioning the free end of said lever arm a desired distance from said base, said last mentioned means comprising an upstanding latch having its lower end pivotally mounted on said base adjacent the end to which the free end of the lever arm approaches, an ac tuating lever rigidly attached perpendicularly to the lower end of said latch, and a spring for normally holdingthe latch in engagement with said lever arm.

2. A hose clamp embodying an elongated base, means for preventing lateral tilting of said base, an arcuate hose trough carried by the upper surface of one end of said base, a pair of parallel upstanding plates rigidly attached at their lower ends to said base adjacent said trough, a tongue having one end pivotally mounted between said plates above said base,'an arcuate shoe carried by the free end of said tongue and adapted to seat within said trough, a spring upon said base beneath said tongue for normally forcing the free end of said tongue upwardly away from said trough, a lever arm having one end pivotally mounted between the upper ends of said plates above the free end of said tongue, a roller carried by said lever arm and adapted to contact the upper surface of said tongue, said roller and lever arm adapted to force the free end of said tongue toward said trough when the free end of said lever arm is forced toward said base, an upstanding latch having its lower end pivo-tally mounted on said base adjacent the end to which the free end of the lever arm approaches, anactuating lever rigidly attached perpendicularly tothe lower end of said latch, and a spring for normally holding the latch in engagement with said lever arm.

GEORGE B. GOFF.

FINAS J. FINCI-I. 

